The increase of scientific knowledge lies not only in the occasional milestones of science, but in the efforts of the very large body of men who with love and devotion observe and study nature. – Polykarp Kusch
The teacher of historys work should be, ideally, not simply a description of past cultures, but a performance of the culture in which we live and are increasingly taking our being. – William Irwin Thompson
The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency. – Quentin Crisp
